Public lands in the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

9 units whose boundary reaches the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands. They are 9 national wildlife refuges, largest first within each type.

Acreage in the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

National wildlife refuges
4,293,522 acres

Each figure is the acreage inside the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands for one kind of unit, summed over the units listed below. A unit that crosses into another state counts only the part of its boundary that lies in the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands. Refuge acreage includes the open water inside the marine boundaries of Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge, Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge, Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge, Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Wake Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.

National wildlife refuges

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Refuge · USFWS
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
580,337 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
566,465 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
531,067 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Wake Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
497,055 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge
485,630 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge
434,242 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Howland Island National Wildlife Refuge
422,019 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Baker Island National Wildlife Refuge
413,057 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge
363,650 acresNational Wildlife Refuge

Boundaries come from the agencies’ own layers. A unit is listed in every state or territory its boundary reaches. Data refreshed November 1, 2026.